190  
WHUS52 KCHS 032055  
SMWCHS  
AMZ362-032300-  
/O.NEW.KCHS.MA.W.0085.260803T2055Z-260803T2300Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
455 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 455 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SAVANNAH  
RIVER ENTRANCE, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BEAUFORT 45 FEET REEF, FRIPP ISLAND WRECK, FRIPP ISLAND REEF,  
HUNTING ISLAND REEF, GENERAL GORDON, FRIPP INLET BUOY, BETSY ROSS  
REEF, PORT ROYAL SOUND, SAINT HELENA SOUND, PELICAN BANK, FISH  
AMERICA, HILTON HEAD REEF, GASKINS BANK WRECK, GASKIN BANKS AND  
PARRIS ISLAND REEF.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3205 8093 3214 8086 3221 8071 3227 8078  
3233 8075 3234 8069 3230 8060 3234 8047  
3238 8046 3246 8051 3251 8049 3253 8044  
3252 8033 3250 8030 3248 8033 3229 7990  
3222 8010 3205 8024 3194 8047 3188 8052  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 256DEG 19KT 3204 8085  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...34 KTS  
 

 
 
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